Nikopol, stands as a city and municipality nestled within Nikopol Raion in the south of Ukraine. It rests on the right bank of the Dnieper River. With a population estimated at 105,160 in 2022, Nikopol claimed the rank of fourth-most populous within Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, though that number has significant;y decreased due to the conflict.

Having embraced the shores of what used to be a large body of water, the Kakhovka reservoir, the city garnered recognition for its robust industrial footprint. However, since the war began, Nikopol has endured widespread and consistent shelling. The city's proximity to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant subjects it to the dual threat of nuclear radiation and coercive tactics orchestrated by entrenched Russian forces within the power plant's intricate confines in addition to the unrelenting assaults launched from artillery positions surrounding the nuclear installation.

Furthermore, Nikopol was significantly affected by the destruction of the Nova Kakhova dam, an event that caused the total drainage of the Kakhovka reservoir vital to the city's sustenance and industry. This abrupt loss of water access compounds the plight of countless local inhabitants, who now face a lack of technical and clean potable water resources.